New tech allows parents to ‘score’ IVF embryos for desirable traits — and it’s in desperate need of regulation
Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated.
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Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says
The 2024 Starliner mission, which left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in space for nine months, has received NASA’s worst mishap classification in
NASA eyes March 6 to launch 4 astronauts to the moon on Artemis II mission
The four astronauts heading to the moon for the lunar fly-by are the first humans to venture there since 1972. The ten-day mission will travel
Scientists analyzed bottle residue from ancient Rome. They found human feces
Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume… and human feces.
This week in science: Mental health and chatbots, ultrarunning and intermittent fasting
NPR’s science podcast Short Wave talk about how ultrarunning affects the body, the trend of intermittent fasting and how to protect people’s mental health when
Meds like Ozempic could ease arthritis
A study in mice and people with osteoarthritis suggests semaglutide can bulk up cartilage between bones, though bigger trials are needed to confirm.
Ancient ‘Asgard’ microbe may have used oxygen long before it was plentiful on Earth, offering new clue to origins of complex life
A new study suggests that ancient microbes once cast as oxygen haters may have actually learned to use the gas, offering a clue to how
‘Universal’ nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens in mice
In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, scientists report.
Your own voice could be your biggest privacy threat. How can we stop AI technologies exploiting it?
Voices contain countless cues about their owners, and new research suggests that computers might use them to facilitate a range of bad behaviors.
Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38
NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026
Climate Physicists Face the Ghosts in Their Machines: Clouds
In October 2008, Chris Bretherton lifted off from the coast of northern Chile in a C-130 turboprop plane. It was too dark to see the
Artemis II update: NASA targets March 6 for launch of historic moon mission following successful ‘wet dress rehearsal’
NASA is targeting March 6 as the earliest possible launch date for the Artemis II mission to the moon following a successful ‘wet dress rehearsal’
A coffin holding a dead ‘princess’ fell from an eroded cliff over 100 years ago — archaeologists just solved a major mystery about her
Dendrochronological analysis of a mysterious log coffin that tumbled from a cliff a century ago reveals clues to life in Roman-era Poland.
‘Proof by intimidation’: AI is confidently solving ‘impossible’ math problems. But can it convince the world’s top mathematicians?
AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look “right” but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we can’t verify them. How